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  • Sleeper
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    You are on the home strech. Think about where i am at. I would be happy as hell to be in your position.

    Id say start tackling one thing at a time and completing it. It seems like you have few things that where started and not finished. Itll make that long list shorter in no time.

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  • Z06killinsbf
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    Haha! A lot of the parts I already have. I can agree with you on the gears, although I have some used 3.27's sitting here. After I had Brooks narrow the rear, I just stuck it all back together to roll the car around. It needs to be pulled, complete welding spring pads in and toss the rebuild parts in (sitting on the shelf)

    Intercooler piping and couplers are sitting here too, just need to cut holes in the fender aprons to pass them through. Then I need to pick up a BOV (economy style).

    My trans is the v6 version with electronic speedo output so I need to source a mechanical style output shaft before I button it up. Driveshaft needs shortened vs getting a new one.

    I'm going to look into running some of the solid chassis fuel lines I already have. I have a nice 3/8" Stainless tank to engine line form fitted for the car. I also have a spool of 1/2" line. Sump is sitting on the shelf. Both sump and pump are 1/2" fittings.

    Question: I have one of the Mallory canister fuel filters but it's designed for a carb motor. Can I still use it but as a pre-pump filter? Is there a suitable substitute that I can use that isn't stupid expensive?
    Last edited by Z06killinsbf; 02-24-2015, 04:03 PM.

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  • DON SVO
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    Originally posted by Z06killinsbf View Post
    Alright now y'all, don't hate on me too much but after adding up all the parts I still need...
    Here, dude, let us all help you. I'm in the same boat with my turbo coupe, deciding what to get and what I don't need.

    Needs NOW:

    *** from eBay ***
    -8AN fittings
    -8AN line
    AN adapters

    *** local diesel exhaust shop ***

    build exhaust system

    *** you have the parts, there's guys here that can help ***

    sump the tank (have sump)
    sensors
    header wrap
    wire it
    electric fans

    *** maintenance stuff you were gonna have to do ***

    TB cable
    hoses, fittings and adapters
    brake lines and rebuild rear brakes

    *** crap you don't need right now ***

    plumb intercooler
    BOV
    driveshaft
    3.73's swapped to 3.27's
    body work
    paint
    rear seat narrowed

    The short story is that you could pick up an intercooler kit and use the kit's elbows, a bit of straight tubing and the silicon couplers to plumb it from turbo to intake. Run it/tune it for 9psi and you can have it rolling without the rest. Once it's running, there stands to be a HUGE chance that you'll suddenly find money for the other stuff (MOTIVATION! ).

    I need injectors and an intake for mine. That'll be enough to get fired up. I feel your pain but you gotta go SEB and power out of it!

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  • Matt
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    I've had jegs brand leak. Don't get that crap

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  • R3_82GT
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    My car came with braided stainless lines connected to hard lines for the tranny cooler. They use a Ferrell and an AN fitting and you flare the hardline. Summit has them. I would skip summit fittings. I spent 3 wks tying to get them to understand a 8 an fitting is not a 4 an even if the bag says it is a 4. They finally sent me a aeroquip fitting for free.

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  • Z06killinsbf
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    I need to adapt stainless hardline to -AN fittings, what's the trick?

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  • Sleeper
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    Id pay the money for atleast russel fittings. There was a guy somewhere that showed all the brands side by side.

    Many of the cheaper ones didnt flow as much.

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  • War Machine
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    you can buy half your list off eBay, an fittings I shopped summit brand and direct from China (eBay).

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  • FOKAI
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    Just take your time and do what u really want to do or you will end up doing it twice costing more. If you get discouraged just throw a cover on it and wait it out till you get the itch to work on it again

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  • Matt
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    Originally posted by Z06killinsbf View Post
    Well, I would just go back NA. I have everything to go back but an intake. I'd just stuff the long tubes back on it, fix the shit I cut off and roll. It would be a much shorter project.
    Shorter project, yes, but what you REALLY desire, I dont think you desire to be roiling around NA. This just means you won't be happy and would have wished you would have kept on going. Just tough it out and do some side work for some extra income. Or get it running NA until you get all your turbo and efi parts ten tear the car apart and boost it.

    I mean, you have the intercooler cutout in your bumper.

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